RCD Espanyol B

Espanyol B
Full name	Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol; de Barcelona S.A.D. "B"
Nickname(s)	Los Periquitos (The Parakeets)
Founded	1991 as Cristenc-Español
Ground	Ciutat Esportiva Dani Jarque
Capacity	3,000
President	Chen Yasheng
Head coach	Javi Chica
League	Segunda Federación – Group 3
2023–24	Segunda Federación – Group 3, 9th of 18

Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona "B" is the reserve team of the RCD Espanyol, club based in Barcelona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. The team was founded in 1991 and plays in the Segunda Federación – Group 3, holding home matches at the 3,000-seat capacity Ciutat Esportiva Dani Jarque.

Unlike the English League, reserve teams in Spain play in the same football pyramid as their senior team rather than a separate league. However, reserve teams cannot play in the same division as their senior team and are no longer able to compete in the Copa del Rey.

History

In 1981, the Futbol Club Cristinenc was created in Santa Cristina d'Aro, Province of Girona. The club had a speedy progression through the lower divisions until it reached the fourth division. It had also become a feeder club for the RCD Español.^[1]

In 1991 the team changed its denomination to the Cristinenc-Espanyol, being renamed the Real Club Deportivo Espanyol B three years later, while also gaining reserve team status for Espanyol.^[1] It fluctuated between the fourth and the third levels in the following decades, the longest spell being five years, with a second position in the 2001–02 season. The Catalan outfit failed to promote during the team's three visits to the playoffs.

In the 2009–10 Espanyol B finished in 16th position, above the relegation zone, and dropped down a division in the relegation playoffs.

Season to season

As FC Cristinenc

Season	Tier	Division	Place
1982–83	8	3ª Reg.
1983–84	8	3ª Reg.
1984–85	8	3ª Reg.
1985–86	7	2ª Reg.	1st
1986–87	6	1ª Reg.	12th
1987–88	6	1ª Reg.	1st

Season	Tier	Division	Place
1988–89	5	Reg. Pref.	1st
1989–90	4	3ª	11th
1990–91	4	3ª	10th
1991–92	4	3ª	7th
1992–93	4	3ª	6th
1993–94	4	3ª	9th

As RCD Espanyol's reserve team

Season	Tier	Division	Place
1994–95	4	3ª	1st
1995–96	3	2ª B	11th
1996–97	3	2ª B	8th
1997–98	3	2ª B	4th
1998–99	3	2ª B	17th
1999–2000	4	3ª	2nd
2000–01	3	2ª B	4th
2001–02	3	2ª B	2nd
2002–03	3	2ª B	10th
2003–04	3	2ª B	11th
2004–05	3	2ª B	18th
2005–06	4	3ª	2nd
2006–07	3	2ª B	13th
2007–08	3	2ª B	18th
2008–09	4	3ª	1st
2009–10	3	2ª B	16th
2010–11	4	3ª	5th
2011–12	4	3ª	2nd
2012–13	3	2ª B	8th
2013–14	3	2ª B	8th

Season	Tier	Division	Place
2014–15	3	2ª B	11th
2015–16	3	2ª B	12th
2016–17	3	2ª B	18th
2017–18	4	3ª	1st
2018–19	3	2ª B	5th
2019–20	3	2ª B	8th
2020–21	3	2ª B	8th / 2nd
2021–22	4	2ª RFEF	2nd
2022–23	4	2ª Fed.	5th
2023–24	4	2ª Fed.	9th
2024–25	4	2ª Fed.

20 seasons in Segunda División B
4 seasons in Segunda Federación/Segunda División RFEF
12 seasons in Tercera División
7 seasons in Categorías Regionales

Honours

Tercera División: 1994–95, 2008–09, 2017–18

Players

Current squad

As of 12 September 2023.^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ESP	Ángel Fortuño
2	DF	ESP	Pau Casadesús (on loan from Andorra)
3	DF	ESP	Aleix Gorjón
4	DF	ESP	Alejandro Pérez
6	MF	ESP	Roger Martínez
7	MF	ESP	Antoniu Roca
8	MF	BRA	Miguel Carvalho
9	FW	URU	Gastón Valles
10	MF	ESP	Gori
11	FW	ESP	Kenneth Soler
12	FW	GHA	Bashiru Mohammed (on loan from Talavera de la Reina)
13	GK	ESP	Iker Venteo


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	FW	ESP	Javier Hernández
15	DF	ESP	José Luis Catalá
16	DF	ESP	Ángel Gómez
17	DF	ESP	Marc Jurado
18	FW	ESP	Nene
19	FW	MAR	Omar Sadik
20	FW	ESP	David Pecellín
21	DF	ESP	Ian Forns
22	GK	LTU	Rimvydas Kiriejevas
26	MF	ESP	Rafel Bauzà
—	DF	ESP	Joan Puig

From Youth Academy

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
23	DF	ESP	Carlos Sánchez
25	FW	ESP	David Momoh
27	MF	ESP	Marc Delgado
28	FW	ESP	Sergio Rivarés
29	DF	ESP	Roger Hinojo


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
30	MF	ESP	Izan Sarmiento
31	FW	ESP	Lluc Castell
32	MF	ESP	Ferrán Gómez
35	GK	ESP	Álvaro Pacheco

Current technical staff

Role	Name
Manager	Javi Chica
Assistant manager	Julián López
Fitness coach	Borja Esteve
Goalkeeping coach	Juan Antonio Cañadas
Analyst	César del Pozo
Club doctor	Tiago García
Physiotherapist	Marc Aristoy Rubén Cabanillas
Kit man	Javi Peña
Delegate	Rafa Alba

Notable players

Note: This list includes players that have appeared in at least 100 top league games and/or have reached international status.

References

^ ^a ^b "Historial del Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona, S.A.D. "B"" [History of Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona, S.A.D. «B»] (in Spanish). La Futbolteca. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
^ rcdespanyol.com, RCD Espanyol-. "Fútbol Base – RCD Espanyol". rcdespanyol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 September 2022.

External links

Espanyol official website
Futbolme team profile (in Spanish)

[LF-1] "Historial del Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona, S.A.D. "B"" [History of Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona, S.A.D. «B»] (in Spanish). La Futbolteca. Retrieved 13 July 2021.

[2] rcdespanyol.com, RCD Espanyol-. "Fútbol Base – RCD Espanyol". rcdespanyol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 September 2022.

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